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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
9
New York Washington Paris stores announce 5 30 pm closing daily until further notice. Remnants fill counters including short lengths odd lots and one of a kind items. Trimmed hats offered at half price to close. hats priced at 300 and 500 dollars were 7 and 10 dollars respectively. Second floor Tenth street.
A Friday bargain offers a large stock of women’s oxford ties in five styles including shiny dull and kidskin leathers. The complete size range AA to D and 24 to 7 is available. Prices are one price to close with most at three fifty and four dollars. a few at three dollars. Third floor Tenth street.
Nainsook corset covers with full fronts and Valenciennes lace trim offered at sale prices. Also remnants include 3 gowns, 8 petticoats, 4 corset covers, 4 more gowns and a mohair petticoat, all reduced. Third floor eleventh street location.
Bargain day offers in a city shop feature 40 dozen imported tan lisle thread hose and lisle thread hose in waxy blue and black with printed dots in sizes 9 to 10. Reduced prices per pair from 50c to 35c. Also list of various corsets on sale with price cuts from 800 dollars to 5.50 to 7.9 cents and 4.00 to 5.00.
Furniture store notices list 12 by 1 2 foot mats and various rugs with price cuts. A 6x9 fiber rug is marked down to 5 00 from 37 0 0, a 9x12 fiber rug to 9 0 0 from 12 0 0, and blue and white bath rugs at 1 25 each. Dolly Madison 4x7 rug down to 4 0 0, located on the fourth floor G at the store.
The advertisement itemizes numerous furniture reductions including Mission Arm Chairs in leather, rockers, and oak roll top desks. Prices drop from thousands to hundreds, with items like a Handsome Quartered Oak Roll-top Desk reduced to 6000 and a Quartered Oak Roll-top Typewriter Desk to 3745. A sixth floor gap notes limited stock and sale location.
A city department store lists heavy reductions across multiple departments. White 45 inch suitings 56c per yard on the second floor. curtains including Arabian Lace and Irish Point discounted to $0.75 to $7.00 per pair. metal beds, screens, and frames, plus lamps and frames on the main and upper floors. Also noted are massive markdowns on men’s suits, furnishings, and boys wear with prices cut from $10 to $25 and beyond.
A catalog of discounted items in the Perfumery Department and Main floor offers deep price cuts. French gilt jeweled lorgnette chains, bracelets, pins, and sterling pieces slashed from hundreds to modest sums. Thermolic bags and milk warmers, infants brushes, puff boxes, and a fiber men’s trunk are marked down with notable savings.
Reduced prices on picture frames trunks and toys as listed across the Fourth floor Eleventh Street and Fourth floor Elevanth Street sections. Items include 36 to 88 inch steamer trunks leather bound cloth lined with cuts from 25 cents to 75 dollars and unusual sizes and colors in black brown and gold gilt frames. Numerous toy items and dolls discounted with damaged goods noted and limited quantities.
The Boys Furnishings Dept lists price cuts on several items for boys and girls including Silex tins reduced to 19 1 2 cents, light-weight jerseys, Madras blouses, white duck sailor tams, and golf caps with significant markdowns. Many items show dramatic drops from higher prices to mere cents.
The China Department lists numerous discounted items including Japanese china cracker jars, Austrian chinaware, Limoges teapots, porcelain dishes, tea sets, cups and saucers, sauce turners, soup tureens, meat dishes, bowls and plates. Prices drop from dollars to cents with extensive reductions noted. stock includes teapots, tureens, and full dinnerware sets across multiple brands and styles.
Women’s fashion sale offering White Duck and White Linen suits with embroidered jackets and skirts, assorted sizes. Includes green tan wool tailor-made sets, gray velour suit, English Mercerized Refresh suit, black Panama suit, Princess dress set, and pink English ren suit, all heavily discounted from original prices.
A linen and lawn waist sale offers various styles in multiple sizes with lace embroidery and chiffon lining. Included are cream and white waists with decorative fronts, filet lace, chiffon linings, and silk trims. Price reductions range from near five dollars to about three dollars and seventy-five cents.
A clearance listing details numerous women and girls garments with sizes and color choices. Raincoats jackets and coats include tan gray linens and black taffeta options with marked reductions from high to sale prices. Children’s suits and dresses span sizes 4 to 12 with varied fabrics and trimmings, all discounted.
Miss Blanche Browning Tindall wed Arba Nelson Tindall and Miss Kate Tindall married Edwin Francis Samuels of Baltimore in a grand All Souls ceremony led by Rev. Dr. Pierce. The service featured palms, pink and white peonies, white ribbons, and a rich musical program. Immediate receptions followed at the Browning home, with bridal parties and out of town guests noted.
In the Infants' Department items include Mull Afghan smocks with fine tucks and lace, 7.00 to 4.75. children's pique coats at 2 and 4 price points, 5.0 and 7.5 cut to 2.95 each. nainsook long dresses 2.50 to 1.75. India linen dresses in Bishop and Hubbard styles reduced to 1.29 and 1.49. linen wash hat 7.50 to 2.75. white silk picture hat 10.00 to 6.00. imported pique wash hats 8.50 to 4.25 each.
A fragmented sale list items various powders and cosmetics from brands such as Tetlow's Piver's Yale's Colgate's and Kann's. Boxes of talcum powder violet scents and complexion powders are priced around 2c to 50s, with sizes including 1s and 11c to 28c. The list reads like a catalog fragment with several brand names and price points.
Department store sale lists dramatic price cuts on kitchen and houseware items. Items include hair floor sweep reduced to 1.50, aluminum cookware to 4.00, sheet iron oven to 1.76, gas stove to 1.75, nickel plated holders and brushes at marked down prices, and several dented or shopworn items slashed. Fifth floor notices indicate extensive reductions across metalware and domestic pieces.
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